Overview
- Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their two children have moved into a private home in the Cotswolds after arriving in Britain on August 26 and enrolled the children in local schools.
- The couple currently use privately funded security teams that cannot carry firearms in the UK while the government has not confirmed any taxpayer-funded police protection.
- A fresh risk assessment was carried out in July but its conclusions have not been shared with Harry, prompting him and his lawyers to send multiple letters to the Home Office and RAVEC seeking clarity.
- Security experts and the Sussexes identify the daily school drop-off and pick-up as the most acute vulnerability because fixed start and end points make the family predictable and harder to protect.
- The decision could have political and financial fallout because state protection is bespoke under RAVEC, public opinion largely opposes full taxpayer funding, and costs for police protection can be large.